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THE ECHO
October,
At Camp Wheeler
Sergeant Allen Smith, formerly
employed in the Finishing depart
ment at Ecusta, is now with the
Quartermaster Corps at Camp
Wheeler. Sergeant Smith left Ecus-
ta March 19, 1942.
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Is Corporal Now
Corporal James Boyce Simpson,
formerly employed at Ecusta as an
Inspector, took basic training at
Camp Lee, Virginia and is now at
Fort Bragg in the Ordnance divis
ion. Corporal Simpson left Ecusta
February 6, 1942.
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At Tyndall Field
Sergeant Howard C. Galloway,
formerly employed at Ecusta as a
Third Hand, volunteered his ser
vices January 22, 1941, and was sta
tioned for a while in a tent city at
Maxwell Field, Alabama.
AT FORT BELVOIR, VA.
Pvt. Houston W.
'Kitchen, formerly
employed at Ecusta
as a Filter Plant
Operator, is now at
: the Engineers Of-
; ficers Training
: School, Fort Belvoir,
Virginia. Pvt. Kitch
en left Ecusta June
21, 1942. Houston
wrote that he is en
joying his training
Kitchen
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IN COMMAND SCHOOL
Pfc. Edward Vin
cent Drake is now in
the Fighter Com- i
mand School at Or
lando, Florida. Priv-|
ate Drake was for-!
merly employed at;
Ecusta as a Backten-
der. He left on Jan-;^
uary 30, of this year. ^
He wrote a nice let-\
ter to the paper re-^^
cently.
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Drake
IS NOW ON SEA DUTY
Pfc. Carlos Clin
ton Morris, formerly
employed at Ecusta
as a Chemical Help
er, volunteered his
services December
30, 1941 and was
first stationed at
Paris Island, South
Carolina. He is now
with the Marines on
sea duty in parts
unknown.
Morris
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AT CHANUTE FIELD, ILL.
Pvt. Arthur J. „ „
Loeb, formerly of ^
California Central
Fibre, was first sta
tioned at Keesler
Field and was re
cently transferred to
Chanute Field, 111- >J
inois. Pvt. Loeb en-^'^'
tered the service
August 31, 1942.
Recognize our lean
mt. fisherman?
Loeb
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AT AUBURNDALE, MASS.
Pft. Melvin Me
Cormick, formerly
employed at Ecus-
to as an Inspector is
now with the 32nd
Ordnance company,
Auburndale, Mass.
He was formerly
stationed at Aber
deen, Md. and Fort
Bragg, N. C. Pfc.
McCormick left
Ecusta Sept. 29, ’42.
McCormick
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A PETTY OFFICER
First Class Petty
Officer Rufus Mich
ael Myers, formerly
employed at Ecusta
as an Inspector, en
listed February 13,
1942, and is now on
sea duty. Mike was
home on furlough
in July. Let us hear
from you soon,
Mike.
Myers
IS NOW AT SEA
Seaman Harold
W. Orr, formerly
employed at Ecusta
as a Chlorinator
Operator, is now at
sea. Seamon Orr
left Ecusta January
9, 1942. How about
a word to the home
folks, Harold? Let
us know if you re
ceive your copy
of the Echo.
Orr
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AT MINNEAPOLIS AIRPOR
Cadet Edward L.
Williams was em
ployed as a first
helper in the Refin
ing Room and com
pleted his p r e-
flight training at the
Navy Pre - Flight
School, Iowa City,
Iowa, on October
15th. Cadet Wil
liams volunteered
April 30, 1942.
Williams
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IN BOMBER SQUADRON
_ Staff Sergeant
I John DeWitt South
: er, formerly em
5 ployed at Cham
pagne in the Mach
ine Booklet Depart
ment, volunteered
December 11, 1941
[Recently at Keesler
Field, Mississippi,
he is now stationed
I at the army air base
in Topeka, Kansas
Souther
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STATIONED IN KENTUCKY
Pvt. Albert Grind-
staff, formerly em
ployed at Ecusta on
the Landscape crew,
is now at Fort Knox,
Kentucky. Private
Grindstaff left
Ecusta on July 28,
1942. This picture
of Albert was taken
when he was stand
ing in front of a,
huge army tank.
Grindstaff
* -k *
WITH U. S. MARINES
Pvt. Fulton Hoi
liday, formerly em
ployed at Ecusta as
; a First Helper, is
now with the U. S
Marines. Pvt Hol
liday graduated
from the Keesler
Field Air Corps
Technical School in
June. Pvt. Holliday
left Ecusta Decem
ber 26, 1941.
Holliday
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IN BALLOON BATTALION
Pvt. Robert J.
Huggins, formerly:
employed at Ecusta
on the Clearner
Crew, volunteered
his services Febru
ary 1» 1942. Pvt.
Huggins is now with
the 302 Balloon Bar
rage Battalion, at
Camp Tyson, Ten
nessee, where he «:■
teaches the manu
facture of gas.
Huggins
IN TRANSPORTATION
Pfc. Robert
Raines, formerly
employed at Ecusta
in the Fibre Ware*
house, entered
army May 17,
Bob was stationed a
short time at KeeS'
ler Field and
only two months ai
ter entering the sef
vice went over seasi
with the Transpo)^'
tation Corps.
Raines
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WAS AT PEARL HARBOR
Seaman Lester J.
Rash, formerly em-
ployed at Cham- ^
pagne in the Ship-
p i n g Department,
is now somewhere
on the Pacific, but
was recently sta
tioned at Pearl Har
bor. Seaman Rash
left Ecusta July 17,
1942.
Rash
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AT FORT JACKSON, S. C-
Pvt. James
Smith, formerly
ployed at Ecusta
the Cleaner '
is now stationed ® |
Fort Jackson,
Carolina. Pvt.
left Ecusta July y;
1942. Let us ^ .
if you are vecd^^
your copy of ^
Echo.
B
Smith
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AT CAMP HOLABIRD, M®'
Pvt. John C.
Sprouse, forme r 1 y
employed at Ecusta
on the Yard Crew,
is now at the Motor
Base, Camp Hola-
bird, Maryland. Pvt.
Sprouse left Ecusta
April 7, 1942. His
father is foreman of | £
the Yard Crew here ? s/V
at Ecusta. 1.
Sprouse
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CORPORAL IN MARINE^^
Corporal John y
Bishop, form ® ^ I
employed at
in the Finishing Hj,
partment enlisted ^
the Marine^ May J
Seth
Bishop
1941. He is nov^
sea duty,
miles from j.g
John says that i
are three W. gf
boys in his squa^^L,
who enjoy the
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ON DUTY IN PACIFIC
Pfc. Gordon R.
Black, formerly em
ployed at Ecusta as
a Machinist is in the
Field Artillery, now
on sea duty out
from San Francisco.
Pfc. Black left'Ecus
ta April 5, 1941.
Let us hear from
you f ometime, Gor-j
don. ^
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